Athens bypass hearing ends with citizen input
A near capacity crowd of over 200 debated the Athens proposed bypass during a state highway hearing led by Division Highway Director John Dowler. Comments favored and opposed the Route 33 east bypass relocation, with concerns on beauty, air pollution, and impact on housing and business as the $24.8 million project was outlined and a transcript review process announced.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Charles W. Reamer
Athens
Junior Fair
John W. Dowler
Columbus
State Highway
P. E. Masheter
Dowler
Masheter
Strouds Run
Peach Ridge
IscCited Dowler
Siad
Ohio University
Edna Wolfe
Utah PI
William J. Holmes
Peach Ridge Rd
Peach Ridge-Strouds Run
Jean Wells
Forest St
Alan Booth
Elmwood
Nancy Eldridge
Morris Ave
John Bartholomy
Area Deaths Highlight Multiple Ohio Obituaries
Nellie Long and Elizabeth Hunter headline a string of death notices from Albany to Athens and beyond. Leona Chapman, Lena Faulkner, Effie Vorhees, and others are listed with ages, birthplaces, relatives, and funeral details, including services at local churches and cemeteries.
Messenger Receives Praise for Special Report
The Messenger drew high commendation from both sides after its Special Report on last week’s bypass hearing. Division Highway Director John W. Dowler called it factual reporting and a fine summarization. Opponent J B Vanity Jr praised the series for presenting background and proposal more widely.
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Messenger
Division Highway
John W. Dowler
J. B. Vanity, Jr
Rimmey, Slagle, Putney Rites, Area Obituaries Reported
Orville Rimmey 47 of South Side died Monday in Veterans Hospital Huntington a World War II veteran and carpenter survived by wife Virginia son Orville three stepsons three daughters two brothers five sisters funeral Thursday 10 30 a m Mohr Stevens Funeral Home burial Beech Hill Cemetery Violet Slagle 66 of Gallipolis died at Holzer Hospital after heart attack survived by husband Craig D Slagle two sons Robert and Donald five brothers and one daughter previously, funeral Wednesday 2 p m Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home burial Mound Hill Cemetery Andrew W Putney 90 of Garfield Ave died Tuesday in Ironton General Hospital survived by three daughters one son three brothers two sisters 21 grandchildren 45 great grandchildren 5 great great grandchildren funeral Friday 2 p m Waugh Halley Wood Funeral Home Edna A Pearse 80 of Columbus died Monday in a Columbus hospital retired secretary for W P Zinn Realty Co. funeral Thursday 10 a m Schoedinger State Street Chapel burial Greenlawn Cemetery call at Schoedinger after 2 p m Wednesday
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Wilkesville
Nellie Long
Albany
Holzer Hospital
Gallipolis
Brown County
Kans
William H
Rosetta McCaskey Whittington
Old Dexter Church
Vinton County Senior Citizens Club
Chauncey
William
Emmett
Hamden
Woodrow
Hazel) Bowen
Ruth Long
Columbus
Wilkesville Methodist Church
Gilbert Beard
Vinton Memorial Cemetery
Strong and Son Funeral
Point Pleasant
Orville Rimmey
South Side
Veterans Hospital
Huntington
Lucinda Rawson Rimmey
George Rimmey
Rimmey
Broad Run Methodist Church
American Legion Post 23
Virginia
Orville
Robert
Rickey
David Schultz
Loretta
Fred Schultz
Marsha Hudson
George
Obett
Ohio
Shirley Rice
Mary Ford
Phyllis McCarty
Delaware
Patty Baird
Eulah McConhay
Akron
Mohr- Stevens Funeral Home
Harry Elder
Beech Hill Cemetery
Violet Slagle
Second Ave
Eaton
Ind
Lawrence
Lena Louise Seelbach
Grace Methodist Church
Eastern Star
Craig D. Slagle
Robert C. Slagle
Salamaca
N. Y
Donald L. Slagle
Athens
William Seelbach
Bethlehem
Yvonne
Slagles
Keetanning
Waugh- Halley-Wood
Hughey Jones
Mound Hill Cemetery
Andrew W. Putney
Garfield Ave
Ironton General Hospital
Pulley’s
South Point
White
Putnam County
Gallia County
Bethel Christian Church
Pearl) Hoffman
Middleport
Ace
Evelyn) Henry
Gallipolis Ferry
Grace Thevenin
James
Washington Courthouse
Charles
Vinton
Kenneth
Edward
Molly) Downs
Ethel] Chapman
Waugh-Halley- Wood Funeral Home
Edna A Pearse
Southern Hotel
W. P. Zinn Realty Co
Schoedinger State Street
Greenlawn Cemetery
Schoedinger Funeral Home
Flood Control Funds Urged By Association
The Ohio Valley Improvement Association urged a House subcommittee to approve flood control funds for Ohio River projects and other Ohio Valley works citing spring floods causing about 35 million in damage and 1963 64 floods around 100 million each. It credited protection works with preventing over 122 million this spring and over 1.3 billion total. The group also push navigation and water quality projects including Lake Erie to Ohio River canal and specific Ohio River main stem dam allocations of 8.218 million Belleville, 8.4 million Hannibal, and 5.3 million Willow Island.
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Washington
Ohio Valley Improvement Association
House Appropriations
Ohio River
Ohio Valley
Improvement Association
Association
Ohio
Pennsylvania
OVIA
Ohio River Rising despite no flood expected
The Ohio River stood at 34.9 feet at 9 15 am in Pomeroy and was rising at most locks along the system while not expected to reach flood stage 46 5 feet. Lock 23 report delayed due to downed lines as Wheeling locks showed stationary water at Lock 12. Meanwhile Mrs Ella Johnston 75 Glouster died Sunday at home born to Abraham and Jennie Easler survived by three sons and six grandchildren with funeral Thursday at Van Fossen Funeral Home.
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Pomeroy
Ohio River
Wheeling
Johnston Glouster
Ella Johnston
Spring Street
Glouster
Abraham
Jennie Wright Easler
van Fossen
Don
Herschel C Smith 54 millfield man dies at Mount St Mary
Herschel C Smith of Millfield Route 1 died early Tuesday at Mount St Mary Hospital after a three week illness. Born in Jackson County he was the son of the late John and Nancy Smith and a member of Jacksonville Eagles Lodge. Surviving are his wife Velma a son Herschel Jr six daughters and many relatives including seven sisters and three brothers. Services Friday at 1 p.m. in Johnson Funeral Home with Rev John Minsker officiating burial in Hilltop Cemetery. Visitation at home after 7 p.m.
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Ewington
William Roy Carpenter
McCoy
Vinton
Cloyd
Wood Cemetery
Carpenter
West Virginia
Gallia County
Mary Barnes Carpenter
Garnet Carpenter
Washington, D. C
Raymond
Lenora) Wooten
Rialto
Calif
Miles of
Russell Vanover
Massey W. Va
Millfield
Herschel C
Nelsonville
Mary Calbert
Buchtel
Johnson Funeral Home
John Minsker
Hilltop Cemetery
Markets Cincinnati cattle and hogs market report
Cincinnati markets report shows cattle and calves totals with steers and heifers mainly steady to 25 higher. Cows and bulls steady, calves slow, hogs active with modest gains on some over 220 pounds. Sheep small with spring lambs 27.00 to 29.10.
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Cincinnati
USDA
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North Hill
Wolfe
Allen Boyd
Federal Transportation Development
Washington, D.C
Plan
Margaret McDargh
Columbia Ave
Dow Lake
McBee
League of Women Voters
League
Caryl Gustavson
Utah Pl
Ohio U’s
Edward Penson
Cable Lane
North Y
Charles Hawk
James Dorr
Kenneth Davis
Fred Landis
Rosemary Shay
N. Lancaster St
Clarence M. Gill
E. State St
Kenneth Jones
Athens Building Materials Co
Jones
Tom Rose
Vanity
J. B. Vanity Jr
Sheltering Arms
Hocking River
Athens High School
McDaigh
George Lovell
Division
Charles Harris
Harris
J. B. Vanity
Extreme Right
Athens Citizens For Intelligent Road Routing, Inc
Elizabeth Hunter
Roosevelt Drive
Kimes
Louisville
Hunter Hooe
Ashleigh
Mary Hooe
Highland Cemetery
Covington
Hughes Funeral Home
Leona Chapman
Coolville
Leona M. Chapman
Mercy
Laura Goodwin
Bridgeport
W. Va
Grace Brotz
Orange
Mabel Kiracofe
Fredrickstown
Lester M. Chapman
Poughkeepsie
N.Y
Pallie Chapman
H. Hall Chapman
Bruce
Faye
White Funeral Home
Earl Russell
Carthage Cemetery
Lena Faulkner
Lena Pearl Faulkner
Huntington Route 4
Cabell-Huntington Hospital
Martha Sowards Carter
C. Ross Carter
Robert Carter
J. Earl Carter
Circleville
J. Charles Carter
W. Chancie
Stanley R
Newton
Mass
Myrtle Spencer
John W
Mabel) Hersman
Cleveland
Dale
Ida M.) Durkee
Effie Vorhees
Logan
Effie May Vorhees
South Perry
Murphy
Rushville
Jasper
Carrie Williard Cave
Thomas
Frank Cave
Myrtle Irwin
Leonard Funeral Home
Rev
D. S. Dunkle
Olive Cemetery
Perry
Hocking County
Freinds
William Carpenter
Raymond Shepard
Harry Crewson
Athens Business Association
James Anastas
Fritz Wheaton
Regional Planning Commission
Kenneth Ackerman
Auto Club
David Keller
Amesville
George King
William Harmon
Harmon
Goff Dunfee
City and
Reit
Mrs
Edna A. Pearse
Belleville Locks & Dam
Hannibal Locks & Dam
Ohio-W. Va
Willow Island Locks & Dam
Herschel C, Smith
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